My New Rack that I built - similar to ARS

Ok, so I snapped off a couple of pics with my phone. Sorry, not the best of quality. I have only done one coat of paint and need to do 2 more. I will finish painting this weekend.


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i already posted in the other thread you mad but after reading this one i had some comments. you said that you plan to sell them and if they're of quality and can be sold cheaper then racks of similar design then you should look into ways to make them shippable (if thats actually a word). you said you would make them stackable so thats a good way to make them shorter, which means cheaper to ship. you could also look into a way to take the legs completely off, like using a bolt to hold the legs to each shelf, or a slide and lock system like they use on warehouse shelves. cost might be a little higher this way but i think 3-4" is a lot better then 12-14" per shelf, those numbers are just guesses to the actual numbers though. good luck with any plans you have for this though and from what i can see you did a really good job on it.

Looks great! Is it all made of steel even to flat sheets? Are you planning on putting ventilation holes?

If you could ship i'd buy some off you. I'm in PA so AZ is not driving distance for me. Just let me know.

Also you don't need vent holes the space around the tubs should be more then enough air space. I would vent holes an option for those who want them. I for one do not need vent holes.

I posted in the other thread. I watched the video and heard you say it's steel. I think this is a project I can do here.

So looks like probably 1" stainless T304 16 gauge tubing?

Did you roll strengthening beads in the sheetmetal or its a weld line for the channel?

What did you use for channel - did you split the same square tubing?

What did you use for tubs?

Sorry for all the questions!

So the tubs are rubbermaid bus boxes. You can just do a google search. They are heavy duty! The metal is just cold rolled steel. The tops is just 20 gauge sheet metal and the rails are just apart of the top that i have bent in with a sheet metal bender. So each tub has its own solid top. The rails are plenty strong for anything you want to put in them. As far as ventalation, it is just the gap in between the top and box. It has plenty of ventalation. I could always drill holes if needed. The square tubing is 1 inch 16 gauge steel. Hope that answers some questions. I will be working on a very good tutorial of the whole thing.

Thanks man. I started to sketch this out today. I thought you used stainless but i priced the materials out i nearly had heart failure. Figured it was hot roll steel after that. Looks like $175 of square tubing, plus channel, sheet metal for tops and casters which I havent' priced. Cool thing is my local supply shop with cut to length on the cheap then you can get straight to clamping and welding...

I wondered why you didn't use a single piece for the top but now i see you bent each piece to incorporate the rail too. Ingenious! Unfortunately i don't have a metal brake.

What are the dimensions of your bus tubs?

So shot another video of the rack painted.

http://youtu.be/8TYCcfyl4CA?hd=1

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Tub dimensions??